Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 757 g
The Politics of Consensus from the New Deal to the Civil Rights Movement
Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 757 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-532910-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Popular thought holds that America in the affluent postwar decades avoided extremes and shared a common set of convictions that can be briefly defined as a confidence in American-style capitalism and the democratic abundance it generated; distaste for class conflict; dedication to social unity at home and to anti-communism abroad; interfaith cooperation; and, by the early 1960s, support for civil rights. In this book, Wendy Wall looks at how and why Americans of diverse backgrounds and divergent political views agreed upon a need for and put forward a unifying set of national values. She particularly focuses on three groups: businessmen and advertising executives, government officials and cultural elites, and a loose collation of activists and intellectuals. they collectively launched a sweeping campaign to educate Americans on essential civic values, using radio, television, universities, and advertising. In this detailing of what was in fact a period of culture wars, Wall exmaines the birth of such concepts as 'free enterprise' and the 'vital center' that contiue to be used by politicians today. Speaking to those in multiple fields, this book will appeal to readers who enjoyed such books as Gary Gerstle's American Crucible, Daniel Rodgers' Atlantic Crossing, Mary Dudziak's Cold War Civil Rights, and Elizabeth Borgwardt's A New Deal for the World.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
Weitere Infos & Material
- Introduction
- Part I: Enemies at Home and Abroad (1935-1941)
- Ch. 1: "Are We a Nation?"
- Ch. 2: Industrial Democracy vs. Free Enterprise
- Ch. 3: In Search of Common Ground
- Part II: The Politics of Unity during World War II (1942-1945)
- Ch. 4: The Spectre of "Divide and Conquer"
- Ch. 5: "The House I Live In"
- Part III: Shaping a Cold War Consensus (1946-1955)
- Ch. 6: United America
- Ch. 7: The Freedom Train
- Ch. 8: Crusading for Freedom at Home and Abroad
- Conclusion: The Limits of Consensus
- Notes
